Tailoring PRINCE2 for your projects

- You may be thinking that this all seems far too detailed…for my small project.…Do I really want all the hassle of following PRINCE2?…You may have a particularly complex project…and be wondering if the method is adequate…to cover the complexity of your project.…Imagine a recipe scenario.…I wanna make a cake but I only want a small cake…and the recipe is for a large cake.…What would you typically do?…I would scale down the ingredients by percentage…but still follow the recipe.…This is exactly what tailoring PRINCE2 would be like.…

You can adapt the themes, just like your ingredients,…and then you would follow the processes,…just like the recipe.…You may take less time to do it,…but you still need to follow all of the steps…to get the end result.…This is exactly how tailoring is tackled…in a PRINCE2 environment.…Before we take a look at how to tailor PRINCE2,…I'd like to first clarify what tailoring isn't.…It's not about cherry-picking…the parts of the method that you want to use,…like maybe only using some of the documentation.…

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7/16/2015

Learn about the fundamental themes and processes of PRINCE2: PRojects IN Controlled Environments. PRINCE2 is a process-based approach to project management providing an easily tailored and scalable method for the management of all sizes and types of projects. The method is practiced worldwide, but it is the de facto standard for project management in the UK. Here Claudine Peet reviews the seven themes and principles of PRINCE2 and the seven main processes, from initiation to delivery to closure.

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